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Hi there, Not too sure if this is in the right section but i am not too sure where else to put it. Computer specs: Acer Aspire X3812 Windows 7 Home Premium Intel Core2 Duo CPU E7500@2.93Ghz 2.00GB Ram Basically, I have installed various games on this desktop computer since i bought it and...

What am I missing? Just upgraded to Win7 and am having an issue renaming photos after I import them. I shoot both jpg and RAW depending on the circumstances so both file types can be on the card. To rename from the basic "DSC_0001" I have always just highlighted all the pics and then hit...

Hello Windows7 Forums. I was wondering if anyone could assist me with a quick query that I have, my network tray icon isn't working, it was working fine one day and not the next, why is this and how can I fix this? Thanks.

Hello my name is zane So I will be recieving a windows 7 upgrade disk because I bought a new laptop during the selected months. And I am hoping to clear some things up before I switch from vista My System:HP Pavilion Dv7 with windows vista 64 bit Well the thing is I hate almost all...

Hello again, Day 5 of a upgrade to Windows 7, running like a dream:p especially now i sorted out the msn issues. One little query. On the updates, it did 8 updates in total on the installation, and has since been unable to do anymore updates whatso ever, this has been driving me crazy as the...

This may be a silly question but a friend asked me " how do you know what build you have"? I had no idea what to tell him.

Does Windows 7 have a A-B repeat feature when playing music mp3's? A-B repeat is a feature where you can select a section within a music file or sound file and then the media player will repeat that section over and over instead of playing the entire song. I cant find it in the player. It...

Hi In Windows XP, I am able to right-click within a folder, and when I choose New there is a listing of multiple file types that can be created (DOC, TEXT, HTML) and Folder. In Windows 7, when I do the same action, the choice available for New is only Folder How can I make this all New to...

Using WMDM I have created a small application to read portable device information, my application works fine on vista and XP but has one problem on Win7. Problem: I am not able to get drive letter of USB device. I am calling GetName of IWMDMDevice interface, on XP & VISTA this API returns...

Installed Windows 7 last week and realized that unless the laptop is plugged in, I cannot read the display. It looks almost like it's brightness/contrast gets put on the highest level and I cannot make anything out. Sometimes it will fade back to correct if I don't have any programs running...

Hello people! I just installed Windows 7 over Windows Vista, now there's two systems on my computer. I want to remove Vista, but I don't know how to do it, anyone who can guide me through it? I would be very thankfull.... Btw I searched for "two operative systems" and couldn't find any...

I have W7 installed on my 'C' drive and I have a 'D' partition that I would like use for Vista. Can I just install Vista and point to the 'D' partition? Do I need to install Vista first?

Just a quick question here, but do I have to install the programs I want to use off my Windows XP partition to Windows 7 or can I drag them to the start menu somehow so I can use them? I'm mainly wanting to know for my NOD32 antivirus program how do I use that on Windows 7? The little red x...

I wasn't sure which section to put this question in, so please let me know if it belongs somewhere else. I can't figure out how to specify a search anchored to the beginning of the item when using the Media Player search window. For example, how do I search for all songs with titles beginning...

Hey..i have Vista RC1 installed on the D partition of my hard drive with XP Pro on the C partition..my question is..on January 30th when Vista actually comes out, what happens to the Vista I have installed? With it deactivate itself and i can't use it anymore? Will it force me to upgrade to the...